No early practice for free agents

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett changed the team’s practice schedule, giving the club Tuesday off rather than Wednesday, in hopes that free agents would be allowed to practice Wednesday.

But free agents such as Doug Free and Marcus Spear remain on the sidelines because the new collective bargaining agreement has yet to be finalized.

With that said, the target date for free agents to begin practicing remains Thursday, when the new league year starts.

That means Free, Spears, Kyle Kosier, Kenyon Coleman, Jason Hatcher, Alan Ball, Bryan McCann and Jesse Holley will remain on the sidelines until Thursday. Gerald Sensabaugh is expected to be in town today to sign his new contract.